 Zhejiang entrepreneurs call for sustained policy incentives 2009-11-11
For businessmen in east coastal Zhejiang Province, one question holds precedence over all other concerns: Will policymakers soon phase out the heavy economic stimulus? After recovering lost ground on the back of the bailout packages, they are calling for more follow-up incentives to sustain their gains. |
Alibaba Third-Quarter Profit Falls 20% on Spending 2009-11-10
Alibaba.com Ltd, operator of China’s biggest online commerce site, said third-quarter profit fell 20 percent as the company boosted spending to attract product listings from clients. |
U.S. needs to match words with deeds on anti-protectionism
2009-11-09
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it would impose punitive tariffs ranging from 2.02 percent to 437.73 percent on imports of steel wire decking from China. |
Investment cash floods in 2009-11-09
More than 53 of the world's top 500 firms have invested in the Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Area (HEDA), with an investment worth $3 billion. |
JAL axes international routes 2009-11-06
Struggling Japan Airlines said on Thursday it would axe 16 more routes, affecting dozens of flights, as part of a drastic overhaul aimed at keeping it in the skies in the face of mounting losses. |
China Advanced Construction Materials Group wins two contracts totaling $4.2 million 2009-11-06
China Advanced Construction Materials Group was awarded 2 new contracts totaling approximately $4.2 million for Hangzhou-Ningbo railway. |
China and US discuss trade rows 2009-11-06
US and Chinese officials have been holding talks in China on trade, clean energy and climate change. |
Intensive high-level contacts warm up Obama's China visit 2009-11-06
Sino-U.S. ties have been warmed up for U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming China visit by frequent contacts between high-level officials from both sides, Chinese experts said Thursday. |
China, US pledge no new trade protectionism 2009-11-06
China and the United States said Thursday they would not stage any new trade protection measures against each other, a significant step which lays the groundwork for the presidential summit next month. |
Geely named preferred bidder for Volvo 2009-11-05
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd, a privately-owned Chinese automotive company, welcomed Ford Motor Company to name it as the preferred bidder for Volvo Car Corporation in a decision made last week. |
China's Alibaba Group sets up education company 2009-11-05
Alibaba has announced the establishment of its education subsidiary in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. |
China’s biggest rooftop solar power base takes shape 2009-11-05
China's biggest rooftop photovoltaic power generation base started production recently. |
Burn the blues away 2009-11-04
Beijing-based moxibustionist Fan Changwei holds a burning stick of moxa, above the patient's skin, focusing the heat on an acupuncture point, to stimulate the flow of energy. |
ECFA talks to begin in late Dec 2009-11-04
TAIPEI: Taiwan and the mainland will begin talks on a trade agreement in December, Ma Shao-chang, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, said yesterday. He added the accord will be discussed at cross-Straits negotiations on cooperation in the fishing industry, certification of agricultural and industrial goods and double taxation. |
Nuclear power giant buys from private businesses 2009-11-02
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) announced Monday that it has signed contracts with 30 private enterprises to purchase 1 billion yuan ($146 million) worth of nuclear power equipments. |
China cleans oil spill from Iran ship 2009-11-02
Maritime workers were cleaning an oil spill at the mouth of the Yangtze River Monday, a day after an Iranian-registered freighter was hit by strong waves and stranded on rocks off east China's coast. |
All-electric buses lead to greener roads 2009-11-02
All-electric buses manufactured by China Lithium Energy Investment Group and Dongfeng Motor Corp recently rolled off the production line and joined public transport systems. |
Auto imports from US under scanner 2009-10-30
China has officially kicked off anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into automobile imports from the US, the nation's top trade official confirmed yesterday. The move is a significant and timely decision to show the country's clout on the global economic stage, analysts and officials said separately. |
Wind-power market limit swept clear for foreign firms 2009-10-30
China will drop a requirement that most of the components of wind power-related equipment be made within its borders, a beneficial move for foreign companies who complain they have been locked out of the wind-power market. |
American enterprises target Chinese clean energy market 2009-10-29
China and the US should strengthen cooperation on the aspect of clean energy, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told a press conference today, one day ahead of the 20th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) held in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province. |
